The Citi Bailout Bowl: Is BCS on Borrowed Time?
Don’t expect Congress to act anytime soon to outlaw the increasingly unpopular BCS, but many insiders say the effort by Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.) to pass legislation leading to a college football playoff system will eventually succeed.
President Obama, who wants to see a playoff system, remains ready to sign a bill. Aides admit it’s not a big priority, but Obama nonetheless sees the BCS as unfair to smaller schools in lesser conferences and supports efforts to scrap the BCS.
“The BCS has been unpopular from the start, but now the public finally realizes that it’s nothing but a house of stacked decks. Depending on which poll you look at, the BCS’ approval rating is as low as 10%. To quote one of my favorite American statesmen, ‘When you get that low, you’re down to paid staffers and blood relatives,’” said Matt Sanderson, who runs Playoff PAC, a nonpartisan outfit committed to dumping the BCS.
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